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The invention proposes a suspension-type conveying arrangement in the case of which conveyable-article carriers (1) are supported, by way of running rollers (9) on guide rails (3) for movement along a conveying route. Arranged on a drag chain/drive chain (15) guided along the conveying route are dri

The invention proposes a suspension-type conveying arrangement in the case of which conveyable-article carriers (1) are supported, by way of running rollers (9) on guide rails (3) for movement along a conveying route. Arranged on a drag chain/drive chain (15) guided along the conveying route are driver elements (17), preferably brush elements (17), which can be moved between a driving position and a non-driving position. The invention proposes various concepts in order, in the case of a build-up of conveyable-article carriers (1), to transfer the driver elements (17) into the non-driving position, with the result that they act on the built-up conveyable-article carriers (1) at most to a slight extent, if at all. In the driving position, it is possible for driver elements (17) to act on the conveyable-article carriers (1) in order to drive them along the conveying route.

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1. A conveying arrangement, in particular a suspension-type conveying arrangement, having rails ( 3) for guiding conveyable-article carriers (1), equipped with running rollers (9), along a conveying route, having a drive belt (15) which is driven in circulation about diverting means, is guided along

1. A conveying arrangement, in particular a suspension-type conveying arrangement, having rails ( 3) for guiding conveyable-article carriers (1), equipped with running rollers (9), along a conveying route, having a drive belt (15) which is driven in circulation about diverting means, is guided along the conveying route, at least in certain regions, by means of a guide arrangement (19) and has driver elements (17) which are arranged on it and, in a driving position, are suitable, and envisaged, for driving rail-guided conveyable-article carriers (1) along the conveying route, and having means (29) for stopping conveyable-article carriers in a build-up region of the conveying route as the drive belt (15) continues running, it being the case that the conveying arrangement has position-changing means which can be activated in a controlled manner and are intended for transferring driver elements (17) of the drive belt (15) from their driving position into a non-driving position in the build-up region, it being possible for the driver elements (17) located in the non-driving position, if appropriate, only to engage to a slight extent, if at all and the easily yielding action with built-up conveyable-article carriers (1), characterized in that the position-changing means have controllable means for changing the guide path of the drive belt (15) which are designed for diverting the drive belt (15) in the build-up region of the conveying route optionally from a path in which the driver elements are guided into the driving position into a path in which the driver elements are guided into the non-driving position.2. The conveying arrangement as claimed in claim 1, the conveyable-article carriers (1) having stop regions (25) which may be subjected to the action of driver elements (17) for the driving coupling between conveyable-article carriers (1) and drive belt (15), characterized in that the means for changing the guide path in the build-up region are arranged, and can be activated along the conveying route such that they divert the drive belt (15) at predetermined locations, into the path in which the driver elements (17) are guided into the non-driving position, the predetermined locations corresponding to the locations at which, in the event of a build-up of conveyable-article carriers (1), the stop regions (25) of the built-up conveyable-article carriers (1) are located.3. The conveying arrangement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the means for changing the guide path have deflecting guide elements (30) which deflect the drive belt (15) locally in a guided manner into a path in which the driver elements (17) are guided into the non-driving position, and in that the deflecting guide elements (30), in a respective displacement region, comprise parts (32), which can be displaced in a controlled manner along the conveying route, in order to vary the respective location of the deflection of the drive belt (15).4. The conveying arrangement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the driver elements (17) have driver fingers which can be deflected with elastic yielding action.5. The conveying arrangement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the driver elements (17) comprise brush elements with driver bristles.6. The conveyable-article carrier as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that individual driver elements always remain in the driving position.